Journalism and Mass Communications

Graduate Faculty

As of 5/19/20

Regular and associate members (see lists below) are allowed to teach 700- and 800-level
courses, to direct a thesis or dissertation, to serve on thesis or dissertation committees,
and to serve on comprehensive exam committees. Term-appointed members are allowed
to teach 700-level courses and to serve on thesis committees.

Regular Membership

Faculty members holding the Ph.D. or other terminal degree in a discipline are, upon
appointment to a tenure-track position at the University of South Carolina, Columbia
campus, eligible to become members of the Graduate Faculty. Specifically, The Faculty Manual defines those eligible to be regular members of the graduate faculty on the Columbia
campus as the president; provost; dean of Graduate Studies; associate deans of The
Graduate School; and chairs of academic departments offering degrees conferred by
The Graduate School.

Bierbauer, Charles

Jun, Jungmi

Pardun, Carol

Bowen, Shannon

Kim, Sei-Hill

Pellizzaro, Kirstin

Campbell, Kenneth

Maye, Carmen

Reichert, Tom

Carter, Shirley

McKeever, Brooke

Robinson, Eric

Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne

McKeever, Robert

Tanner, Andrea

Grant, August

Mortensen, Tara

Wen, Taylor

Habib, Sabrina

Moscowitz, Leigh

Wu, Linwan

Hickerson, Andrea

Overton, Holly

Xiao, Anli

Hull, Kevin

Associate Membership

Non-tenure-track USC faculty members and scholars who hold the PhD or other terminal
degree may be appointed to associate membership in the Graduate Faculty. Associate
Membership appointments to the Graduate faculty are granted upon nomination by an
academic unit to the Dean of Graduate Studies for a period not to exceed 6 years.
Associate membership is appropriate for full-time USC clinical faculty, research faculty
and other USC scholars holding an appropriate terminal degree. Associate members may
teach graduate courses, direct theses and dissertations and participate in graduate
student committees, serve on Graduate Council or its committees, and vote on matters
coming before the Graduate Faculty.

Collins, Erik (05/21)Smith, Laura (12/22)

Term Appointments

Faculty members and scholars not otherwise eligible for regular membership on the
Graduate faculty may be appointed to term appointments. Term appointments to the Graduate
School faculty are granted upon nomination by an academic unit to the Dean of Graduate
Studies for a period not to exceed 3 years. Term appointments to the Graduate School
faculty confer the rights only to teach graduate courses and serve on graduate students'
committees. Persons with term appointments are eligible for reappointment.